“Before Dying I Prefer Death” is a documentary road movie about the bond between Malena and her father, El Poly (73), a musician exiled under the dictatorship. Marked by the disappearance of his brothers, El Poly carries grief that affects his daughters. Seeking to heal their relationship, they embark on one last trip in a yellow Chevy to fulfill El Poly’s wish: to find a home to live in.
Malena Chabrol
Herself
Pablo Chabrol
Himself
“Before Dying I Prefer Death” is a documentary road movie about the bond between Malena and her father, El Poly (73), a musician exiled under the dictatorship. Marked by the disappearance of his brothers, El Poly carries grief that affects his daughters. Seeking to heal their relationship, they embark on one last trip in a yellow Chevy to fulfill El Poly’s wish: to find a home to live in.
In this documentary, recovering addict and amputee John Wood finds himself in a stranger-than-fiction battle to reclaim his mummified leg from Southern entrepreneur Shannon Whisnant, who found it in a grill he bought at an auction and believes it therefore to be his rightful property.
A compilation of over 30 years of private home movie footage shot by Lithuanian-American avant-garde director Jonas Mekas, assembled by Mekas "purely by chance", without concern for chronological order.
Lyrical and powerfully personal essay film that reflects on the deaths of her husband Lou Reed, her mother, her beloved dog, and such diverse subjects as family memories, surveillance, and Buddhist teachings.
A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence.
A documentary focused on plastic pollution in the world's oceans.
This documentary by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky details the murder trial of Delbert Ward. Delbert was a member of a family of four elderly brothers, working as semi-literate farmers and living together in isolation from the rest of society until William's death.
From the heights of her modeling fame to her tragic death, this documentary reveals Anna Nicole Smith through the eyes of the people closest to her.
Through deeply personal interviews with her siblings and an examination of the photographs, letters, and belongings left behind, Mariska assembles a new portrait of her mother Jayne Mansfield, an extraordinary and complex woman.
A detailing of the rise to prominence and global sporting superstardom of six supremely talented young Manchester United football players (David Beckham, Nicky Butt, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Phil and Gary Neville). The film covers the period 1992-1999, culminating in Manchester United's European Cup triumph.
A documentary about the life and films of director John Ford.